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TIMMY CURRAN WINS MALIBU INVITATIONAL
Local surfers and celebrities lend support for the Lyon Herron Foundation
By:
Brandon Richards
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September 4, 2009
10456 visits
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17-year old Malibu surfer Lyon Herron has heroically battled Gardner's Syndrome for the past thirteen years.
Last weekend, he got a little help from his friends.
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Our great and emotional weekend started at Duke's Malibu Friday Night where Josh Morgan fed roughly 175 guests. We had tunes from DJ Jacques and Terraplane and throughout the party our guests were bidding on our great silent auction items from Jeff Ransenberg, DVS, VonZipper, RVCA, Steven Lippman Print and Film, Nixon, Billabong, Spy, Lost, Hurley, Mike D from the Beastie Boys, Ian Zamora Surfboards, Your Los Angeles Lakers, and many many others. All proceeds from the Silent Auction went to Lyon. Two of our fine Malibu Citizens actually bought items from the Auction for Lyon as a double gift; Andy Lyon bought Lyon a Body Glove Full Suit and Debby Frank bought Lyon a Signed Andy Irons board Courtesy of Billabong. Last but not least we premiered The Allen Sarlo Documentary "Work To Surf" by Dave Ogle which got many hoots and whistles. On Saturday morning, we were blessed with the tail-end of a south groundswell as well as the middle-end of Hurricane Ignacio. Our Malibu Legends Division started the day off strong and were followed by the Pro's and then the Jr./Groms. Halfway through the day, TheraSURF put on an unbelievable show. TheraSURF was born with a consortium of great friends caring for kids with special needs like Autism. Jimmy Gamboa is the heart of TheraSURF and has the help of many friends such as Ryan Conder, Skylar Peak, Leo Harrington, Josh Froley, Scott Caan, Kalani Robb, Jordy Tappis, John Baker, Dale Rhodes, and Pascal Stansfield. The waves were pumping and the boys gave the kids the rides of their lives. After their freesurf midday, Jimmy had trophies made for all the kids and his presentation to them left us all in tears. We still saw some of the lingering effects from Ignacio on Sunday morning with the every-10-minute pulse of three- to four-wave sets that were shoulder-high and rippable. Although the surf was smaller, it was still fun and the conditions were flawless. To make a donation to the Lyon Herron Foundation or to learn more about his courageous fight with Gardner's Syndrome, please visit 4lyon.com RESULTS: Jr./Grom 1st Place - Jake Kelly 2nd Place - Skylar Lawson 3rd Place - Chance Lawson 4th Place - Theo Lewitt Malibu Legends 1st Place - Allen Sarlo 2nd Place - John McClure 3rd Place - Steven Lippman 4th Place - Evan Caples Pros 1st Place - Tim Curran 2nd Place - Justin Swartz 3rd Place - Dillon Perillo 4th Place - Ricky Whitlock MORE SURF NEWS SURFLINE HOME PAGE |